Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.

Heard Shri Anand K. Ojha for the appellants, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the University and with their consent, these appeals are being disposed of at this stage itself.

2. The appellants, in all these five appeals, are teachers or teaching scientists in the Agriculture Universities in the State of Bihar being the Bihar Agriculture University and Rajendra Agriculture University. Originally, they had filed writ petitions in the year 2010 seeking mandamus to the State and the Universities to increase the age of superannuation from 62 to 65 years. The writ petitions were filed in the year, 2010 being CWJC No 13450 of 2010 and analogous case. The position was contested both by the University and the State of Bihar and ultimately those writ petitions were allowed by learned Single Judge of this Court by judgment and order dated 15.09.2011. It would be relevant to quote the operative part of the said judgment :

"23. State of Bihar as well as the University are directed to take immediate steps to ensure the enhancement of age of superannuation of the employees like the petitioners of the Agricultural University to 65 years. They s